NEW GALLERY SPACES OPENING IN 2016

In December 2016, our fourth floor will be transformed into a new destination for historical education and innovation. During the current renovation, objects from our permanent collection are on view throughout the Museum.

Museum Collection Highlights

Negro Life at the South

Date:

1859

Object Number:

S-225

Medium:

Oil on linen

Related People:

Artist/Maker:Eastman Johnson

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